The Dublin Provincial Newsagent, Booksellers and Stationers Association wrote to the Chief Secretary's Office in November 1916 asking what publications have been seized by police. The reply said it is only publications likely to cause disaffection. The list of seized publications includes 'The Murder Machine', 'Irish War News', 'Who fears...

Other files which accompanied the below images explained that the plans were a proposal for the War Services Advisory Bureau and Central Clearing House in Ireland. The memo to the Under Secretary said these documents appear to be a scheme to set up a sort of Irish Cabinet, the activities...

A letter of recommendation for an architect appointed as part of a team to rebuild Dublin after the damage done during Easter week 1916, along with a sample drawing.
(Image: National Archives of Ireland, CSO RP 1916 9228 1)
(Image: National Archive of Ireland, CSO RP 1916 9228 2)

Frank Gunning was born in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh in 1894. After the outbreak of war in August 1914 he enlisted, along with his brother George to the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. After training in the Curragh Camp, they were sent to Gallipoli in May 1915.
While at Gallipoli Frank...

Thomas Gordon Fitzpatrick was born in Dublin in 1880. He was the younger son of Reverend William and Euphemia Fitzpatrick. He married Ethel Francis Macready in 1900 and they lived in Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh in Dublin. Together they had nine children: Aileen, William, Doreen, Desmond, Sheila, Terence, Pat, Jack and...

The emigration statistics for April 1916 broken down by province and religious profession. (Image: National Archive of Ireland, CSO RP 1916 7849 1)
The emigration statistics from 1895 to April 1916. (Image: National Archives of Ireland, CSO RP 1916 7849 2)
The emigration statistics for January to April 1916 broken down by month. (Image: National Archives of Ireland, CSO RP 1916...

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